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Jenna Laine @jennalaine.bsky.social · 1d

Baker Mayfield tried to temper the “MVP” chatter after the Bucs’ 30-19 win over the 49ers Sunday. But teammates, coaches and fans let their feelings be known. Tristan Wirfs said, “To watch Baker go to work every week is incredible. We love him to death” www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

After miraculous plays and a 5-1 start, Bucs' Mayfield tempers MVP talk

The heroics continue for Tampa Bay's quarterback, even as the injuries mount to his top receiving options.

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Jenna Laine @jennalaine.bsky.social · 1d

My favorite is when they come in, hurl an insult and then go fetal position and complain about me “being mean.” No sir…you chose to come here acting out of pocket, and therefore I have no issue telling you to clean up the mess in your room in your mirror-pic avatar.

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Jenna Laine @jennalaine.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, it’s very clearly AI

Jenna Laine @jennalaine.bsky.social · 1d

No Chris Godwin and Bucky Irving this week in Detroit but coach Todd Bowles said Mike Evans, Zyon McCollum and Benjamin Morrison will return to practice www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

Godwin, Irving out for banged-up Bucs in Week 7

The Buccaneers will be without Chris Godwin and Bucky Irving when they face the Lions next week in a "Monday Night Football" clash.

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Jenna Laine @jennalaine.bsky.social · 2d

No one…absolutely no one:

Baker Mayfield on third down scrambles:

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Jenna Laine @jennalaine.bsky.social · 2d

This is the Bucs’ first win over the 49ers since 2018. This is the Bucs’ first 5-1 start since 2021 and they are 5-1 for the sixth time in franchise history (1979, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2021, 2025).

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Jenna Laine @jennalaine.bsky.social · 3d

Get to talk some Bucs early in the 7 a.m. ET hour on Sports Center tomorrow 📺 and then at 9:30 a.m. ET on ESPN Radio 📻. You can listen live here: www.espn.com/espnradio/pl...

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Jenna Laine @jennalaine.bsky.social · 3d

Deets on the Bucs’ injury situation — Bucky Irving, what’s going on with Chris Godwin and why Zyon McCollum is now out — and some areas of focus heading into the Niners game www.espn.com/video/clip?i...

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Jenna Laine @jennalaine.bsky.social · 3d

They’ve cut their turnovers in half compared to this point last year, so that’s a big area of growth, despite what happened in that Eagles game. Felt like Ebuka grew some wings in that matchup too. He looked unstoppable vs Seattle by game’s end.

Jenna Laine @jennalaine.bsky.social · 3d

All four of the Bucs’ wins this season have come from game-winning scores in the final minute, the most in NFL history. But they aren’t alone. A historic SEVENTEEN games so far have featured go-ahead scores in the final minute, with thrilling finishes www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

Why the 2025 NFL season has seen a historic number of last-minute drives

The 17 games that featured a go-ahead score in the final minute of regulation are the most through five weeks of a season since the merger.

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Jenna Laine @jennalaine.bsky.social · 5d

Bucs left tackle Tristan Wirfs said opponents can try to trash talk quarterback Baker Mayfield before games but also warned: “You’re just poking the bear.” www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

'You're just poking the bear': Bucs' Wirfs recalls fan heckling Baker in Seattle

Buccaneers left tackle Tristan Wirfs witnessed Baker Mayfield's trash-talking exchange with a Seattle Seahawks fan last Sunday.

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Jenna Laine @jennalaine.bsky.social · 5d

I mean…when I was in college, in the earliest days of Facebook, guys went on other guys’ Facebook profiles and sent friend requests/poked their girlfriends, then got material on their moms if there was any (since parents weren’t on there yet)…it was a lot.

Jenna Laine @jennalaine.bsky.social · 5d

Bucs left tackle Tristan Wirfs on the Seahawks fan chirping at Baker Mayfield: “He didn’t have anything. Like his material was f—-ing sh—. Pardon my language but it was brutal. Like if you’re gonna be a heckler, you gotta step your game up. And Bake just kinda let him know that.”

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Jenna Laine @jennalaine.bsky.social · 6d

Baker Mayfield on changing perceptions of him: “Early on in my career it was ‘cocky, immature.’ Now it’s ‘moxie’ and ‘he’s a dog.’ Same sh— different day. As long as you play well, they change the narrative, but you’ve just gotta be yourself, and I’ve always been like that.”

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Jenna Laine @jennalaine.bsky.social · 6d

Baker Mayfield said he was disappointed in Sterling Shepard for not celebrating his game-tying touchdown with a little over a minute to go against the Seahawks Sunday: a story in two parts.

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Jenna Laine @jennalaine.bsky.social · 6d

Baker Mayfield has seen the perception of him change dramatically from when he was the Browns’ first overall pick to being what some have called an MVP candidate in Tampa. Yes, he’s matured. But he’s the same guy at his core — and with a game on the line www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

Perception of Mayfield shifting amid MVP-type run

Baker Mayfield has seen the perception himself change dramatically from the time he was a first overall draft pick with the Browns to being what some have described as an MVP candidate in his third ye...

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Jenna Laine @jennalaine.bsky.social · 6d

NFL Week 6 Power Rankings: How much did the Bucs’ win over the Seahawks impact their position? www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

NFL Week 6 Power Rankings: 1-32 team poll, plus the biggest fantasy surprise from every roster

We stacked every NFL team ahead of Week 6. Which teams rose into or fell out of the top 10? Plus, we have fantasy surprises on each roster.

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Jenna Laine @jennalaine.bsky.social · 7d

52 years of marriage today for these lovebirds. He still makes her laugh and she still cooks a mean plate of spaghetti. She still puts up with him misplacing anything and everything and he still puts up with her living room play-by-play until the fourth quarter.
❤️❤️❤️

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Jenna Laine @jennalaine.bsky.social · 8d

Listen to what rookie Tez Johnson had to say about teammate Emeka Egbuka, who’s had some historic numbers as a rookie.

“He deserves everything that comes his way.” Johnson helps him plan his touchdown celebrations. He admires his openness about his faith.

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Jenna Laine @jennalaine.bsky.social · 9d

Emeka Egbuka: “I don't enter any seasons of my life with too many expectations when it comes to statistics or anything really. I'm just trying to honor and glorify God, be obedient to whatever He’s called me to. I feel like He has me in Tampa for a reason. And that purpose is bigger than football.”

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Jenna Laine @jennalaine.bsky.social · 9d

A history-making day for Bucs rookie WR Emeka Egbuka. "It's his mentality. It's his physical makeup. It's his willingness to work. It's his intelligence. It's his athleticism," coach Todd Bowles said. "He has the entire makeup and the entire package." www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

Bucs hail Egbuka, a '1-of-1' WR, after win

Buccaneers WR Emeka Egbuka continued his dazzling rookie campaign Sunday, collecting 163 receiving yards, a touchdown and a 2-point conversion in a 38-35 victory over the Seahawks in Seattle.

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Jenna Laine @jennalaine.bsky.social · 9d

Lavonte David called the interception a “moment to rise.” He said everybody was “pissed off” being in that situation, trailing in the final minute on the road. “Somebody had to rise, and everybody had that attitude. … Guys know the game's not over until the game is over.”

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Jenna Laine @jennalaine.bsky.social · 9d

Quick-hitting thoughts on Bucs-Seahawks and all other games taking place around the NFL through the 4 p.m. time slot www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

Questions, takeaways off every NFL Week 5 game: Bucs and Titans win thrillers, is QB Browning done in Cincinnati?

Our NFL Nation reporters answer the biggest questions out of each game. Here's what we learned from Week 5.

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Jenna Laine @jennalaine.bsky.social · 9d

From Elias: The Buccaneers have four wins this season after trailing inside the two-minute warning in the fourth quarter. That's the most by any team in its first five games over the last 45 years.

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Jenna Laine @jennalaine.bsky.social · 9d

Baker Mayfield on Emeka Egbuka: “He’s kind of one-of-one. He’s well-rounded, and not just in football — in life. I think he’s grounded and I think he’s genuine in everything he does. He’s intentional. And you just don’t see that often...”

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